List of Cebuano words starting with the letter L - Page 48

a. for liquids to have oil or streaks of oil on the surface. Lantap kaáyu ang sabaw, Soup is full of oil; v. for the surface of a liquid to be oily. Naglantap ang dágat sa usik nga gasulína, The surface of the sea is full of oil because of the gasoline that spilled.

a. growing very tall; v. grow very tall. Mulantáyug ang lubi ug magúlang na, Coconut trees grow very tall when they get mature. Naglantáyug ka lang nga way buut, You may be tall, but you don’t have a grain of sense.

v. for boats with no anchor or floats to tie up to or together with another boat. Mulanting ku sa ímung sakayan kay walà kuy pundu, I will tie up to your boat because I don’t have an anchor. Lantíngun ta ning duha ka bátang arun makadaug nátù, Let us tie these two logs together so that they can carry us.

a. 1. sharp of blade. Lantip kaáyu ning kutsilyúha, This knife is very sharp; 2. sharp of mind. Lantip ug salabútan, Having an incisive mind; v. be, become sharp-edged or sharp of mind. Kanang ímung binairan dílì makalantip (makapalantip) sa sundang, The machete will not get sharp the way you are doing it. -in- n. a bolo always kept sharp and not usually used for household chores. ka- n. sharpness, keenness of mind.

v. linger, dilly-dally over something or at a place. Dílì makalantugay ang ákung mga anak sa iskuylahan kay daghag búhat sa ámù, My children cannot afford to linger around after school because there are so many things to do at home. pa- v. linger, dilly-dally. Hingkaadlawnan kanúnay ang bána pagpaúlì kay adtu man magpalantugay sa sugálan, The husband used to come home in the wee hours of the morning because he stayed late in the gambling den.